Dubai

How Digitalization Soothes Cross-Border Payment Pain Points
How Digitalization Soothes Cross-Border Payment Pain Points
June 09, 2020  |  Smarter Payments

For UAE's 90 percent expatriate population, sending remittances back home often means paying exorbitant fees and dealing with glacial processing times. But use of local...

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Careem CEO: Full Recovery Far Away, But ‘Super App’ Expands
Careem CEO: Full Recovery Far Away, But ‘Super App’ Expands
June 01, 2020  |  Ridesharing

The CEO of Careem, Uber’s Dubai ridesharing subsidiary, said he doesn’t expect a full recovery until next year, but predicted accelerated expansion for the company’s...

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Today In Payments: China Drops GDP Target; Dubai Creating Free Trading eCommerce Zone
Today In Payments: China Drops GDP Target; Dubai Creating Free Trading eCommerce Zone
May 22, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, China has opted not to set any economy growth forecast amid the uncertainty caused by the pandemic, and Dubai is creating...

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Survey: Three Quarters Of Dubai SMBs May Shutter By October
Survey: Three Quarters Of Dubai SMBs May Shutter By October
May 22, 2020  |  Economy

In what could be among the most devastating economic impacts of COVID-19 overseas, a survey revealed 75 percent of Dubai businesses said they expect to close within the...

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Dubai Creating $870M Free Trading Zone For eCommerce
Dubai Creating $870M Free Trading Zone For eCommerce
May 22, 2020  |  International

The government of Dubai is planning to create an $870 million free trade zone for eCommerce named Dubai CommerCity (DCC). The development project will be...

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Uber Shuts Eats In Middle East As Subsidiary Cut A Third Of Workforce In Dubai
Uber Shuts Eats In Middle East As Subsidiary Cut A Third Of Workforce In Dubai
May 05, 2020  |  Ridesharing

Dubai-based Careem, a subsidiary of Uber which performs similar ride-hailing business, announced it would be laying off 31 percent of its workforce due to the...

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Is Paying Consumers For Their Time The Future Of Physical Retail?
Is Paying Consumers For Their Time The Future Of Physical Retail?
February 20, 2020  |  Merchant Innovation

Among the more famous aphorisms of Benjamin Franklin was his 1748 observation that “time is money” —  a fancy way of saying that making money...

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Uber Buys Dubai Ride-Hailing Unicorn Careem For $3.1B
Uber Buys Dubai Ride-Hailing Unicorn Careem For $3.1B
October 02, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Uber coughed up over $3 billion to get its hands on Dubai’s ride-hailing startup Careem, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday (Oct. 2). Founded in...

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Uber To Finance Careem Acquisition With $750M Of Debt
Uber To Finance Careem Acquisition With $750M Of Debt
September 12, 2019  |  Ridesharing

Uber said Thursday (Sept. 12) that it will tap $750 million in debt financing to help fund its $3.1 billion buy of Careem, a ride...

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